1196 Sheba
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 21 May 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1196 Sheba |
Named after | Queen of Sheba[2] |
| 1931 KE · A912 BB | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 104.25 yr (38076 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1302 AU (468.27 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1793 AU (326.02 Gm) |
| 2.6548 AU (397.15 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17909 |
| 4.33 yr (1579.9 d) | |
| 153.11° | |
| 0° 13m 40.296s / day | |
| Inclination | 17.657° |
| 100.93° | |
| 261.96° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.25485 AU (187.723 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.47301 AU (369.957 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.299 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 29.2 km |
Mean radius | 14.585±0.55 km |
| 6.32 h (0.263 d) | |
| 0.1634±0.013 | |
| SMASS = X | |
| 10.26 | |
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1196 Sheba, provisional designation 1931 KE, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 21, 1931, by Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg (UO), South Africa. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.[1]
The asteroid is named after the biblical Queen of Sheba, who visited King Solomon.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1196 Sheba (1931 KE)" (2015-09-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1196) Sheba. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1196 Sheba at the JPL Small-Body Database
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